davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-03
A Brave Pennsylvania Girl.

Colonel William r. Aylett of vir-
ginia, in his recent speech at Gcttys-
burg, said: 1.-The bravest woman
ever. saw was Pennsylvania girl, who
defod Pickett's whole division while
we marched through little town
called Greencastle. She had on q
United States flag rs an apron, which
she detiantly waved up and down as
our columns passed by her, and dared
us to take it from her. Aud there
was not one man of us who
dared do so. Struck by her courage
and loyalty Pickett, with hat of.
gave her military salute, my regi-
ment presented arms, and We cheered
her with good old-fashioned rebel
yell, which some Of you boys here have
doubtless heard. God bless the true
and brave little woman; and shc was
MS lovely as she was brave. Would that
she were here to-day that might, in
admiration Of her pluck and truth.
grasp the hand Of that splendid and
glorious type Of American womanhood.
She deserves q place by the side Of those
Carthaginan maidens who cut off their
tresscs as bowstrings to send their low,
crs' arrows Kissing to the Roman
heart. IN y Post. @
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-03
for II than il I gave nothing at all? Is

for It than if I gave nothing at all? Is
it not truer charity to give the poor
work that to give them money, and SC
take away their self-respect''
Mrs. MopIey stood irresolute. hold
ing the tiye-dollar bill in her hand.
I-I don't know but you are right
Esther" she said, her friends heart
broken eloquence leveling for the time
the barriers between them. II have
been trying to do something for you
for good while. ! thought l would
send you a basket Of things
But am well and strong inter-
| rupted Mrs. Tate. 'My children are
old enough to take care of themselves,
and to 60 to school alone. All that
| want is work lam fair seamstress
and a good cook. There are my baked
beans, my tishballs, my crullers, and
different sorts of cake and pies. think
could suit you with any Of them,
you may send me up some fish
balls and baked beans every Saturday
afternoon, Esther said Mrs. Mopley.
hastily. And as though she was afraid
her resolution would give out before
she finished speaking: "And l have
promised to contribute two cakes to
the sociable tomorrow evening. Make
me two of your incest. please. And ]
have silk dress l am just ripping and
sponging for a comfortable. You
might do that if you like; I'll send it
down to your house. But can't help
feeling as though this were rather
foolish for Inc who am so well able to
do it all myself"
Il don't want to urge you to ex-
travagance," said Mrs. Tate, rising
and looking harassed and nervous.
mo. no." exclaimed Mrs. Mopley,
Selling her hands, impulsively. II am
sure you are right. 1believe l have
had some vain and silly notions about
charity and helping Others. I am al.
ways complaining that have no time
to read, nor to practice my music. MOI
to entertain my friends. have done
too much of this work which Others
might do, and which would help them
and then have given money and
thought l was doing all ought. But
you have said just the right thing tc
me. l shall know better how to hell
people after this
you see. what we poor people want
is work, and that is better for every
body than just the money, don't yor
see that it is'" said Mrs. Tate, hel
Worn, anxious face lighting up witt
her carnestness.
Il am sure of it," answered Mrs
Mopley. -Kate u Clark. in Congreqa
ti0na'ist.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-03
BEING A REPORTER.
Some wholesome Advice for fnciploAt
Journalistic Lumlna rics.

Some Wholesome Advice for lnclpleat
Journalistic Luminarics.
The boy who would be successful
journalist must enter the profession
with no vain ambition to hurry up and
get his name in print, or to be called
an editor" He must make up his
mind to work hard and console ntiously;
and. after n number Of years. take the
position in the profession to which he
seems to b, adapted. resting content
Herewith. II he comes to his work
with collegiate educ alton. it will be
well; but it Is by no means necessary.
Journalism, 1t must DO borne In
mind. is distinct from authorship, pure
and simple. The journalist deals with
the questions Of the day; his knowledge
must be on tho tip Of his tongue. OF
rather. at the point Of his pcn-rcady
for use at any moment The author,
on tho other hand. can sit ct home,
write leisurely, revise frequently, and
consult books Of reference to verify his
statements.
Some collcgc-brcd reporters are 90.
casionally both panied and surprised a,
their first newspaper experiences. Such
ayoung man may look IN tho morning
paper for his first report. on which, yov
may be sure. he has taken the Creates,
possible. pains H, has given an
elaborate description Of tho hall, The
appearance Of the audience and Of The
lecturer he has been sent to report,
Yet he can't find his account. Al.
though he Is sure he wrote . column.
May be It's crowded out" saws ,
brother reporter. and then AIDA
'Why. no; hero itisi It Is cut down.
and they've put new head on ~
Yes' there II is. away down IN th4
corner Of the third page, next Il ~
market rcportsl 4 e., ,,,
i makes . column Ill but nine
tenths! 81 800
Our collcso-b bred young friend nav
% very angry AZ such shabby trsni
Iaents but u no II y sensible fellow M
s''ou ~ ussd - II In fsck n / N 4
compelled " W. used 70 II y. 6Iesras \. I \
sia'lsek 4 lleAoiss q d \ III N
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-03
A Contemplate Trick.

"Never heard Of any thing SO con.
temptibly mean in all my life-never!
he said, as he brought his right hand
down upon his left.
"What was it?"
'Why, l bet twenty dollars with q
man on one Of the races, and we put
the money in the hands of stakeholder.
l won it."
"Wcll?"
"Well, a constable stood right there
and attached tho whole forty dollars
for n debt Of five years oldg'
"Now
He positively did. and ne offered to
mop the ground with mo to boot! It IL
just such work as this that has brought
horse racing into disrepute, and which
keeps honest people away from the
traclss!'--Dctroit Free Press
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-03
pocToRED DIAMONDS.
How New York "Uncle" Was victimlssS
by q Clever Rogue.


by q Clever Rogue.
Among those who have been making
money on diamonds recently are the
sharpers who. for some time past have
been victimizing some Of our mosteS
pert pawnbrokers. Itappears that not
long since a French chemist invented
colorless liquid wash. which. smeared
over the backs Of diamonds set in
rings or other jewelry. would give
them for a short time that magnificent
sparkle only seen in gems Of thepur
est water A low-gradc diamond can
by this means temporarily DO made 70
have all the appearance Of the high
priced stone.
Some of the bright scoundrcls 10
New York got hold Of the secret aud
buying up a quantity Of poor quallty
diamonds used the wash upon them
and pawned them all over the city at
price far exceeding, their value Inc
trick was discovered about two weeks
ago. and In q very peculiar Manner
One Of the sharpers went into BOW
cry pawnshop and offered for pledge
= diamond ring. shirt studs and o'ne,
gems Of the same kind. He accep'eu
$3.50 on the lot The proprietor sus'
pected that the articles had peea
stolen. and he saw. as no thought ,na'
the gems were perfect ones; 50 no nM
one Of his employees follow tho man
who had pawned tho goods ana pu'
chase the ticket from him for Do
Then the Joyous pawnbroker knew CIV
the glittering gems were his own ' ,a
to prevent any future complications Nv
took Thorn from their settings ana P'v
ceeded to wash them. When III
dropped them into alcohol, his , own
chin dropped with them. for the O,a1 !.
Ing color was gone. there was on'y -
sickly glitter to the stones, and inc 's. eth
tire lot was found to be mol WIZ. ~
moro than one hundred dollars A." "r
now the next time you 60 topawn your III
diamonds in any shop in New io u,
Just notice how, deity your gc",a,
'.Unclc" will drop your gems INV nv. y
little we'll Of alcohol before ne s"o'
you his estimate on tho s'ouo''
JesoelerJ Kssbly
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-03
AN ODD VISITOR.
low an Energetic Indiana Woman Aston
ished ArkHnssw's Governor.

How m Energetic Indiana Woman Aston.
ished Arkanssw's Governor.
The Governor Of Arkansaw had Just
turned from petition bearing six
hundred and eighty-four names, when
tall, angular woman. carrying n
gingham sun-bonnet by the strings.
entered the room and. dropping on a
settee. said:
II want to sec the Gov'ner."
Il nm the Governor. madam"
'.Shorep''
Eyes, an quite sure"
wall, I come 70 ask why YOU didn't
answer my letter ! live out In tho
hills. Moved there lately from Ind yany.
Sent you letter by a teller named
Steve Sponesr Why didn't you ~
swer its'
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-03
"Your name. please?'

| "Your name. please?"
.Jane Bromfield. From rs good Z
family as ever lived in the State Father
was a Mcintosh and mother was .
Harkrider.
Il did not receive your letter, MRS
Bromfcld."
Look here, do you reckon that
Teller got drunk an lost that docky-
ment?"
II don't know any thing about his
habits"
"But don't it stand to reason that he
got drunke"
"Well, it's far from impossible"
'I'll tell you what that letter was
about. Shortly after l got here. lobe,
nv husband, was sent to the peniten.
tiary. He wasn't citizen Of the State
at the time. and didn't think the
sentence would hold good"
His not being a citizen makes nc
difference"
"And he could be sent to the peni.
Tertiary before he had . right te
vote?"
Yes"
"And stay there just the same as any
citizen?"
Certainly"
"Shore?'
'Of course, madam; know what I
am talking about. I would like to
tell you. before you put yourself to tho
trouble Of pleading his cause. that it ID
quite useless. He is doubtless guilty.
and therefore can not grant him .
pardon"
my sakes alive, man. don't skcsr
yourself, for I'm not goin' to ask for Z
pardon. The letter l writ you alta tina
when l thought you couldn't hold him
unless he was voter stated the fact
that he voted at the last lection wheth.
er or no."
"Then you don't want him par
doned."
Mot much. I've done so much bet.
ter sense he's been in there that ]
never do want to set eyes on him
again. 1t may sound a little strange,
but it is fact, that as soon as they
took him away tho hens that had been
mopin' round on a sort Of strike all
spring put in to layin'. and ! wish l
may die if I didn't think they would
lay themselves to death. Ono big old
dominicker--.he finest hen on the
place. but mighty sulky and hard
to please at mcs-hadn't laid a single
egg for two months, but when she
found that they had took lobe off she
set in to layin', an never seen
nothin' to excl her. She'd walk
around the yard and sing awhile an
then she'd go in and lay. lobe was
sent I'D for year. Couldn't you, to
obligc poor woman, make it two.
GOVERNOR"
"Oh, no; have no authority to ex.
tend the time"
a didn't know but to oblige po'
woman You lout. F."
mo, l can not.
"Well, don't you think you could
slip six months in on him anyhow"
mo, can't extend his time min.
ute."
But you are shore that you won't
let him out under year.
'We'll keep him in that long"
well, I am much obliged to you
for dom what you cam she said, aris-
ing; land l believe that if you had
the power you would do more for me.
Good day. "--Arkansaw 7raueler.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-03
COUNTING THE srApe

si.ty.six Million Of Million. =,
,w'nk'er' belonging to Our un,,. a,','
No more beautiful picture csn !.
'een !, than the starlit sky presents rsl on %
cloudless night when there is M ~, m WI
to dim the luster of the stars, A ySa
heavens seem to be alive with a .ns
glittering points. spa Killing like ion n's's
A few among them are large and ;Ih h.,l,
liant, q greater number arc Of med; ,''
size; the rest. and by far the la,Ss,
portion. are SO small as to he h h,ssl
visible. Every star that twjnl ta,ei !!
the sky is q sun. a great globe Of s,a
like our sun, but 50 far awav ,ha a's !.
looks like a mere::golden point, NT Ma
largest Of the shining throng is sjrjn'
the bright star that comes IN IN t ".
southeast on winter nights. Il il suD'
posed to be two hundred times =,
large as our sun. but is so distant tb "a
1t takes its light sixteen years to rs.as '
the earth. II Sirius were sudl.n, n
destroyed it would be seen SHINING i
tho sky for sixteen years to ce - ~
Many stars are smaller than the SIM
while our great sun himself, seen from
the nearest star. is only star d
medium size.
It seems almost impossible to conn,
the stars. but this has been done oyer
and over again. The total numba,
visible to the naked eye of an observe,
endowed with average visible power !,
less than six thousand. So accuratel,
has the estimate been made that It i,
asserted that twenty -four hundred and
seventy-eight stars are visible in tn.
northern hemisphere, and thirty.three
hundred and seven in the southern
hemisphere. A good opera-glass will
bring out twenty thousand. A small
telescope viii show one hundred and
fifty thousand. The most powerful
telescopes will reveal more than one
hundred millions.
In order to compare stars with each
other, they have long been dividedintc
classes or magnitudes. Stars from
the first to the sixth magnitude are yisi.
bio to the naked eye. Good telescope,
will bring them up to the
fourteenth magnitude. The great tele.
scopes will show them to the sixteenth
magnitude. In passing from one order
to the following, the number Of stars
seems to follow the law of an increas
ing geometrical progression, Of which
the first term Is nineteen-one lesi
than the number Of stars Of the frs,
magnitude.-and the ratio three
There are, therefore, fif,y-sever
stars Of the second magnitude. on
hundred and seventy-one Of the third
and 50 on. The number increase!
enormously as the stars decrease il
size, giving thirty million, two hun
dred and eighty-nine thousand, ont
hundred and thirty-seven for the star
of the fourteenth magnitude. A Frencl
astronomer estimates that the limit o.
stars is reached at the twentieth and
half magnitude, and that the stars be
longing to our universe number sixtv
six million of millions!-Iou!N Com.
panion.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-03

Instead Of either ordi nary inhuma.
ton, cremation. or embalming. one
kergovatz proposes to replace these
methods by galvanoplasty. After
having covered the subject with n layer
OF plumbago, 1t is immersed in bath.
Copper being expensive. zinc may be
substituted for those who are poor. On
the other hand, gold or silver is used
for the rich. It has been suggested to
prolong tho bath and thus have our
friends transformed into statues Of
natural size. --PNbiic Opinion.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-03

The Village Improvement Society
OF Westborongh. Mass. has put in
practice an idea which may yield rich
results IN the development Of neat.
ness. Large baskets have been placed
in the corridor Of the post-ofiice. and
there yare conspicuously displayed
printed requests that people. instead
OF throwing envelopes and newspapers
on the floor or sidewalks will drop
them In tho baskets.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-03

Leo Wing. Cninaman, VINO b.
came insane after being rejected BY "a
American girl who for a time accept.
oil lis attentions, was taken to an asy.
lum in Chicago AZ no was dragged
to bis scat in the car no seid, ''MgIlcsu
SRI no good Lss Sc elAsn To-
bad" W x. ,s u, EAsl
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-03

People above tho river from 0t.
tawh Kan, are murmuring because
there Is no fishing at the Ottawa dam.
Complaints have been sent to tho com.
missioner without e6sct. Il II now
proposed to send I party down 70 blow
up the dam
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-03

THE |
,ADD 8
eRENA
THE |
IT ws
.scrihCe
spirit Of !
Der swif'|
Ard loud
EIpec9
me faird
| Down tn
| Iust vi, |
| Such SEQ
| Each ye1
| And to 7
/ The M
| Who, jo1
| Fear 70
| And bid
| Then p
| An, no;
| AMI ndI
| Behold
| Her "
| Bath q
| Than
| There 4
| Agrief
| That h1
| should
| Beyond
| And No
/ The /
| While
| Is fo
| A dam
Ad0wI
! They
is Gid
| But Sd
The
| A seed
. wit
With
| His b
| And {
A few
| They
| IT'S D
MOI
Wor
Bel
The
The
'Thei
va
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20

Utica Observer: I don't think the
President would look very well on
He is too fat and heavy to
sit horse well. President Arthur.
during the latter part Of his term, took
horseback rides almost daily and the
Presidents Of the past have nearly all
been fond Of equestrian exercise
George Washington once logged q
stable boy because he did not rub his
horse down when he brought him in
wet with the exercise Of q hard gallop.
jefferson was fond of horses, and he
rode on saddle to the Inauguration.
John Quincy Adams was residing near
here when Jackson was inaugurated,
and he used to walk out to the race
course near Washington to see the rum
ming. A tip which q man once gave
Andrew jackson on the race-course
saved that mans life when Andrew
Jackson became President. and Harri-
son pranced up to his Inauguration at
the Capitol on milk white steed, be-
cause he thought in this he was imita-
ting the Roman Emperors as they rode
along the Appian way. John Tyler
had good horses. though he did ride in
a secondhand carriage, and Zach Tays
lor looked his best when he was on
horseback. Frank Pierce used to gal
lop about Washington at midnight on a
spirited steed which was totally blind,
and James Buchanan had = set of har-
ness which cost him $500. Lincoln
liked horses, and he rode them, wear.
ing at the time tall silk hat, and no
one thinks of Grant without assOcia-
ting him with his horses.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20

Drunkenness having greatly in
creased IN Switzerland, the Swiss are
about to try 4 new experiment for
restricting the sale Of alcohol The
manufacture Of spirits has been made
= Federal monopoly. all distillers being
required to sell their produce 70 the
State, which will then resell it to the
consumer. The quality will be i'm
proved. strict regulations being en-
forced IS to the substances used in
distillation; but the retail price will be
raised, the Federal Government expect
ing to raise f40O.O0O 4 year from the
monopoly. u per cent Of which must
be spent by the Cantons ont mea-
sures calculated to check the abuse of
alcohol. 1t will be interesting
to watch the effect of this ex-
pertinent. which is the fire
effort ever made on a great scale to
reduce consumption of concentrated
alcohol. while leaving that Of diffused
alcohol, as in wine and cider, un-
touched. English teetotalers will think
the effort thus limited very foolish; but
doctors, We suspect, will be of differ
emit opinion. 1t will be observed that
when the State has once obtained the
monopoly it will be possible, If that is
thought wise, to sell spirits on doctors
orders only-say for two years-and
zee what is the result of that.-Londoa
Spectator.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20
Digestibillty Of BrcadstufIk.

DR.. Walzen MAILER, the German phys
iologist, remarks upon the common
idea that an admixturc OF bran with
-four renders the latter much easier of
digestion, and asserts that the smallest
communion Of the grain, as well as
the amount of husky portion retained
in the well-known Graham -four. pro-
duces slight irritation Of the digestive
organs, which results in the separation
of the pepsin from the husk Of the
grain, admitting Of its mixture with the
castle fluids, thus greatly facilitating
the process Of assimilation; this me-
chanical irritation, particularly in the
case Of the aged and weak, being other
wise producible only by the use Of al
coholic and similar stimulants. DIR.
Muller is Of the opinion that bread
should not be made without sailing, for
he reason that the starch Of the flour
contains a large amount Of the salt OF
potash. which neutralizes much salt in
the system. Again, dry bread which
has been baked some little time is most
healthful, rs the chewing process must
Of necessity be thorough and the bread
consequently fully salivated previous to
its entrance into the stomach. He Also
particularly urges the desirability OF
mixing the dough Of bread with milk.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20
Stride Of y Race Horse.

Herring, the celebrated animal
painter. states that a race horse will
clear from 20 to "a feet at bound;
and from the impression left on the
turf he infers that horse at galiop
places only one foot at a time on the
ground. This, he says, is more con-
yincing to the ear than to the eye. In
listening to horse at full gallop on i.
hard road, it will be found accurately
exhibited by placing the little finger on
a table or pane Of glass, and causing
the other three fingers to follow in
rotation; by SO doing the precise sound
of that of a horse galloping will be
produced. Then follows the bound,
and again the !, 2, 5, 4 in regular
succession.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20
Percentage Of Alcohol In Wine.

Mr.. +. Goodwin Clayton delivered a
lecture in st. James's Hall yesterday
on ..What We Drink" He said that
sparkling glass of ale was rs goo6 a
beverage as could be got. and spoke Of
ten as exceedingly refreshing; but he
believed that wine met want which
none Of these supplied, and that no al
coholic beverage could be compared
with it for wholesomeness. 1t belonged
TO the class of natural fermented
liquors, which also included cider,
perry, and various kinds of beer. BY
the process Of natural fermentation,
cider and perry contained about per
cent of alcohol, and beer from to 3
per cent.
The natural proportion of alcohol
present in wine was about 10 per cent.
in the lighter German and Bordeaux
wines the percentage was considerably
lower; but it was somewhat higher in
the wines of the southern districts of
France, Greece, and Spain, the reason
being that the greater amount of sugar
produced a larger amount CT alcohol.
wine containing more than l3 per cent. Of
1t might be laid down as rule that
alcohol was fortified, and especially. If
as in sherries, the alcohol was from Is
to 20 per cent, and in the ease Of port
was from II to q per cent.
The average amount Of alcohol in the
French red wines was 10 A per cent,
in hooks and Moselles about 10 per cent;
in the Spanish wines about II per cent.
in ports II to IL per cent. in Madeira
l6 or 1872 per cent. The wine which
he regarded as least fortified with added
spirit was Madeira. Having subjected
the wines Of France, Spain. Portugal,
Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary
to a careful professional analysis, he ex-
pressed an opinion that the only wine
which at the present time could be
absolutely relied upon for its mature
condition and purity was that grown on
the island of Madeira. Pail Mall Guzette.